Stop the Race, Rachel Shu/AAP In the last few years, the hype around artificial intelligence has become stratospheric. Riding a wave of venture capital, tech leaders promised us AI would revolutionise work, boost productivity and lead to incredible new breakthroughs. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, set a new record when it attained US$110 billion in investments several months ago – and its CEO, Sam Altman, recently claimed Australia could become a “data capital of the world.” Sky-high promises h

A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.

The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us.

Anthropic pursues data center leases, seeks financial backing from Google, The Information reports  Reuters

Investors are preparing for SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI to go public as the markets brace for the AI era. Emily Chang, the host of Bloomberg's "The Circuit," joins CBS News with more.

Ona's technology will allow OpenAI's coding assistant, Codex, to take on longer-running tasks, OpenAI said.

Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.

Uber One, meet Waymo Premier. The robotaxi operator announced a new $29.99-a-month premium tier for riders who want a more elevated and exclusive autonomous experience. The invite-only membership service is aimed at Waymo customers who use the service most frequently, offering them a number of perks, including priority pickups, 10 percent cash back on every trip, early robotaxi access in new cities, and up to five free cancellations a month. Waymo Premier will be initially offered to select ri

Pylon CEO Marty Kausas (not pictured) wrote that most people "aren't conscious of what they're spending" on AI. Maskot/Getty Images Pylon CEO Marty Kausas wrote that the era of never-ending AI bills is ending. "Spend limits are coming," he wrote. "Most people (me included) aren't conscious of what they're spending," he wrote, saying he accidentally spent $4,000 in day. Kausas said visibility into AI spending is key, and while the ROI for engineers is clear, for other roles, it's more fuzzy. Th

Sex workers are once again the canaries in the coal mine of digital safety.

HOT 70 Series debuts with an industry-first lineup of 12 trend-forward colorways under Infinix's all-new Dynamic Shine Design. It's the most fashion-forward HOT release to date, designed for the next generation of young users worldwide The post Industry-first 12-colorway dynamic shine design appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

I’ve seen the tech, and it’s impressive. But can they ever feel human?

As the Senate Judiciary Committee calls the CEOs of some of the industry’s largest platforms to testify, the question is not whether the internet can be safe for children. It is whether tech companies, policymakers, and child safety advocates are moving fast enough to ensure that it is. Almost all American teenagers are online daily, […]

After launching an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X, Canada's privacy commissioner says Grok's AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn't properly consider harms to privacy.

Even some of the tech labs seem to agree that society as a whole should benefit from advances

While flight displays and military hardware continue to draw the crowds, drones, autonomous systems and a new generation of defence companies are increasingly shaping the conversation at ILA Berlin.

Commissioner says Grok’s AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn’t properly consider harms to privacy

About 50,000 regular users of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will soon be able to pass through new immigration e-channels without stopping or displaying their identity cards, as facial recognition will be used for clearance. Or Chung-yuk, assistant director of information systems at the Immigration Department, said on Thursday that Hong Kong permanent residents aged 11 or above who were regular users of the bridge could use two new “seamless” e-channels from June 25. “Users will not need to..

Angry locals are trying to shut them down

Amazon says its data centers use water more efficiently than the industry average and is urging others to improve as scrutiny of data centers intensifies. Why it matters: Water use has emerged as one of the biggest pressure points in the AI data center buildout, pushing companies like Amazon to publicly defend their efforts. Driving the news: Amazon revealed Thursday it was 75% of the way toward its 2030 goal — first set in 2022 — to replenish more water into communities with its data centers t

The Canadian government’s new artificial intelligence strategy positions AI as a major driver of job creation, economic growth and national competitiveness. It has also drawn some criticism for not providing enough detail on safety and governance. A central element of the strategy is its focus on AI literacy. This includes a national initiative to provide free AI training for Canadians, ensuring all post-secondary students have access to trusted AI agents and a commitment to reach one million en

A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine bait for illegal pharmacy and scam sites.

Latency, bandwidth, and fidelity all matter when you're chasing milliseconds.

KKR launches $10 billion AI infrastructure company with Nvidia, Vistra  Reuters

Pool's new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other things you meant to revisit.

I have tested more portable MIDI controllers than I can keep track of, and I will tell you right now: 37 keys is the ideal size. While Arturia's 25-key MiniLab MK3 is a solid controller that easily fits in a backpack, it feels a bit claustrophobic. The new $149 MiniLab 37 adds another octave, giving you much more room to play bass and lead simultaneously, or just play more expansive chords. Physically, the MiniLab 37 isn't very different from its smaller sibling. It's got the same solid (if slig

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is arguing governments should have the power to block dangerous deployments of artificial intelligence if they don’t meet a certain safety standard. Amodei’s latest assertion, published in an essay on his website Wednesday, builds upon the company’s pro-safety approach to AI, which has put them at odds with both its competitors and the…

The specter of data centers is looming ominously over America, posing a triple threat to its electric power-generating capacity, limited water resources, and environment. Or so a chorus of self-styled progressives and populists is claiming. This brewing negative sentiment is reflected in a recent Gallup poll, in which 71% of respondents indicated they opposed the […]

Amazon founder lays out vision for new $41bn AI lab Prometheus

China is testing AI robot cleaners in Beijing homes, where machines assist human cleaners in early trials focused on data collection and domestic tasks.

China holds an edge over the US when it comes to getting artificial intelligence applications into the hands of everyday users, according to tech executives and investors, though they warn that Chinese AI firms are looking increasingly overvalued. China still lagged in computing power but was only “100 days behind” the US in frontier AI model capabilities, according to Chi Zhang, general manager of finance industry at the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, speaking on Thursday at the 2026 HKEX...

Tech must reorient towards moral purpose for it—and humankind— to flourish, argues Glen Weyl

Brutal self-assessment paints a picture of a Microsoft gaming division in crisis.

Alt Carbon said the agreement followed more than a year of scientific review and due diligence, with Microsoft requiring additional verification and data-sharing measures.

Elon Musk, on the verge of becoming the world's first trillionaire, is whipping up anti-immigration tensions amid ongoing riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Following a knife attack in the city on Monday, Musk declared support for Restore Britain, a hard-right populist political party that advocates for large-scale migrant deportation in the UK. He reposted statements from party leader Rupert Lowe calling for "a vast number of people" to be forced out of the country, as well as a promise from L

Naples' ring road has been certified by Italy's transport ministry as the country's first Smart Road. Sensors, traffic monitoring and car-to-road communication herald the mobility of tomorrow.

An American drone recovers downed pilots in the Strait of Hormuz

The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.

The Switch 2 is still setting sales records. | Image: The Verge, Nintendo Woot is hosting a small, but welcome deal on the Nintendo Switch 2 through June 19th. New customers can save $15 on the $449.99 console with the code NEW15 used at checkout. Sure, these are microscopic savings, but come September, the Switch 2 will rise in price to $499.99, so any deal is worth telling you about. Nintendo Switch 2 The Nintendo Switch 2 has a 7.9-inch LCD display, magnetically attached Joy-Con 2 controlle

SpaceX alumni Andrew Redd is betting the ocean has vast amounts of untapped geothermal energy.

The Weather Company announced an "enhanced allergy experience" now available through its The Weather Channel app designed to help allergy sufferers better understand when their symptoms might flare up, and what's causing them. While the app already provides static pollen counts, its "Health & Wellness" section is being expanded to take into account other factors such as how changing weather conditions could result in you experiencing more symptoms despite the counts not actually rising. The new

South Korean authorities issued the record-breaking fine following a data breach that affected over 30 million customers.

Jayden Nelson of Canada celebrates 2-0 during the International Friendly match between Canada v Uzbekistan at the Commonwealth Stadium on June 1, 2026, in Edmonton Canada. | Photo by Dale MacMillan/Soccrates/Getty Images Three years ago, when the women's World Cup kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, my social feeds were in a strange place. Twitter had just transformed into X, newcomer Threads was seemingly ascendant, and places like Bluesky had yet to garner much momentum. It left me with

Cash App's AT&T-based MVNO will offer an unlimited 5G data plan for $40 per month including taxes and fees. The new mobile service is powered by Gigs, the same firm behind the Klarna mobile service that launched last year with the same pricing and is "rolling out to select users, with broader availability planned in the coming months." Cash App also says it's planning connections to its Cash App Green rewards program and Cash App Families, its setup for managing supervised child and teen accou